x tonight, on 11 news -- >> we are thinking of them in this moment, and we will continue to think about them each and every day. >> presidential condolences after a gunman opens fire in a crowd colorado movie theater. michael phelps is ready for the races, but he is not the only felt preparing. a penn state landmark gone. the university could face tough sanctions from the n.c.a.a.. >> live, local, late breaking -- this is wbal. >> it has been another emotional day in aurora, colorado after a

gunman killed 12 people as it was delayed-night showing of bad men. j. gray is tracking the latest. >> good evening. the turnout for the city-wide murrell was overwhelmed. more than 10,000 gathered to remember and honor the victims of the attack. [singing] tonight, a shattered city. it struggles to begin picking up the pieces. >> the pain is still raw. the healing is yet to begin. >> thousands gathered for a city-white memorial. >> -- city-wide memorial. >> tonight is also the time to honor those who died as yours. [applause] >> bound together by the

tragedy -- >> we will remember. >> but the strength that comes in and numbers is still not enough to overcome the raw emotions of so much and some and lost. earlier in the day, president obama shared the stars and compassion of the nation with survivors of the victims. >> a chance to give folks some some tears,.d . >> it has been difficult for police, including the officer who tried unsuccessfully to save the youngest six year-old victim. >> we are all coping with this. >> as they continue to try to work through the investigation. agents have finished processing evidence inside the suspect's apartment. he will be seen in public

tomorrow morning for the first time since the attack when he stands before a judge, the start of a long and difficult legal case. >> we will convict. >> confidence in a conviction that this breathing the community desperately needs. >> tomorrow pross hearing is an initial advisement. the district attorney about whether or not to pursue -- says a decision about whether or not to pursue the death penalty will come later this week. >> officials say that the suspected shooter but the weapons used illegally, which has opened up the debate about gun control. some say it is a vivid reminder about the need to make weapons harder to get, but defenders of gun rights say that restricting sales one not go to end mass shootings. >> legislators should not be afraid of the nra or gun manufacturers, and should be standing up to say that we will do something --

>> putting restrictions on the law-abiding does not seem to have much impact. >> hollywood studios are uniting this weekend. sony, folks, -- fox, and universal adjoining the distributor of "the dark matter arises" in withholding box office estimates. -- "the dark knight rises" by withholding office estimates. log onto wbaltv.com for the very latest on this. several developments out of penn state. a candice landmark is gone, and the school seems to be in big trouble with the n.c.a.a.. >> today, the university removed a statue of the late football coach joe paterno, which had

become a lightning rod for controversy. monday morning, n.c.a.a. will lay out punitive sanctions as the school -- pays for what the report called a complete cover- up of the sex abuse scandal. >> once a shrine to the winningest coach in major history, the monument to joe paterno was dismantled without ceremony. a blue tarp blocked public view as penn state's history was written. a sad day in a place known as happy value -- valley. >> i think he deserves better. >> not everyone agrees. >> i was in favor of and taking it down. >> his statue had become an unwanted reminder of the child sex abuse scandal involving former assistant coach jerry sandusky. an investigation found out that paternal and others -- paterno and others covered up for jerry

sandusky. penn state faces the n.c.a.a. on monday. they face sanctions described as unprecedented. with joe paterno's life and legacy under scrutiny, penn state is trying to wipe its slate clean and move forward without him. penn state president calls for the removal of the statute as the right and principled decision. >> we are now in the final days before the london olympiced games. the flame was on the london i. the torchbearer was secured it by a safety harness. the torch will be carried around london landmarks before arriving at the lighting of the olympic cauldron in east london. this will note that be a very exciting olympics for michael

phelps. he looks to make the olympics history again. he has a lot to look forward to. we sat down with his family this morning. they then must be counting the set -- seconds to go. >> they sure are. deby phelps has watched her son here for years, so you can only imagine how excited she is to see him compete for the fourth time in the olympics. >> history in beijing for michael folks. >> four years ago, michael phelps shattered olympics records. he is poised to do the same thing in london. >> three metals -- he will be the greatest a linchpin of all time. that -- olympian of all time. >> phelps says he is feeling stronger now than at the trials. the 27-year-old baltimore native will compete in seven

competitions. his sister says he will have a full schedule. >> he will do warmups. he will eat. he will come back to finals. he will have dinner, then he will come back to bed. >> he has become very popular over the years, but he was not the only well-known phelps this year. the rest of the family have become familiar faces and have gotten used to greeting fans all over the place. >> they have become part of our lives. we have been in so many of their homes through tv. we have become part of their family sort of three. >> as a felt prepares his last set of braces, they admit to it will be a bittersweet and. >> next year, when we do not go to those swim meets, it has been a family journey that has had all these chapters. it will be very emotional t.

i am sure nbc will get a lot of moments from the. >> as her son prepares to represent the u.s. overseas, she is proud of all the support she has received. >> thank you, baltimore, we love you from all our hearts. >> you can track michael phelps's metals on our website, wbaltv.com. >> you can catch every olympic moment right here on wbal tv 11. the ellen the opening ceremony begins on friday. -- olympic opening ceremony begins on friday. new rules are set to begin for abortion clinics in the state. last month, officials announced clinics will have to apply for licenses and meet stricter guidelines. clinics have to pay $1,500 for its three-year license and consent to an inspection.

abortion clinics have seen a lot of criticism since a botched abortion made headlines a few years ago. police are investigating the decomposed body of a woman found in an apartment in north baltimore. police say the body was found saturday morning, a little bit after 1:00, just south of johns hopkins university. police are giving no further details, but ought to reports should be released later this week. a man who used to work in maryland hospitals is accused of infecting 30 people with hepatitis c in new hampshire. he was -- he used a powerful anesthetic on himself and refilled the syringes with saline. when he worked in the veterans medical center in southern maryland, he also worked in the johns hopkins hospital. officials may want to know if he has infected anybody in this place is. hospitals will notify patients who may have been exposed with

instructions for follow-up. an enormous " is on display as part of the international aids conference -- quilt is on display as part of the international aids conference. there are 48,000 panels that represent the lives of 94,000 people. those are on display across the d.c. area. >> over the last 25 years, we have seen this grow and change. it continues to grow and change. >> it is a mirror. our history and our contemporary issues. >> the quilt will be on display through tuesday. in baltimore, the scene to see was artscape. some got a lesson on distracted driving. the program uses a high-tech single-a-2 to show how dangerous trip is to tax and drive -- text and drive.

>> it was good to have my daughter here. she just finished driver's ed. >> i knew it was bad, i knew you could not look at the road and the texting, but i have seen people to it before. i knew it was that, but not that bad. >> officials say drivers under age 20 have the highest amount of distraction related to a fatal car crashes. the jackson family matriarch was reported missing. they say they have not seen her in more than one week. we are tracking the latest details. plus, getting a grant on a cruise ship. youth groups honored today for up in baltimore's kids. >> the weather pattern is dry, but the forecast is just ahead. some clouds are out there this weekend -- evening. 74 at the airport. 79 at the inne still thinking of replacing the truck? i just don't know where to start.

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>> the mother of michael jackson has been found after she was reported missing last night. katherine jackson's grandchildren said they had not been able to reach her for more than one week. jermaine jackson says her mother is well, resting on a doctor's orders. siblings have been feuding over their brother's estate. three youth groups were honored with a special grant on a cruise ship. a small giffords doing big things. >> that is what this is all about. making a difference in the lives of children. >> elijah cummings stressed the importance of the day aboard the carnival pride cruise ship at the port of baltimore. [applause] three youth organizations on

hand to get grants from the charitable foundation, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to improving the lives of young people. >> we support young people throughout the baltimore region. we sent our kids to israel. they are there right now. >> one group helps train students to become open-minded and tolerant leaders. the tube and other groups are the youth service center, which helps families with health care needs, and the maritime industries academy, a high school focused on maritime industry studies. >> this will provide kids with uniforms and various things that school systems would not be normally able to afford. this is about helping our young people, giving them access to various opportunities they would

not normally have. >> congratulations to all. the money awarded to the charities totalled up to $50,000. >> now, your weather forecast with meteorologist john collins. >> it turned out to be a nice afternoon. reasonably comfortable temperatures. a reasonably low humidity. the radar is not active around our area. thunderstorms have been to the south of us. a lot of that activity is diminished here. rain is not the big deal. a lot of storm south of us. that has all let up. 80 was the high at the airport. typical was 87, a bit below the average. a little after midnight last night at the inner harbor, there was 1/1 hundred of an inch of rain. this summer, it has all been about hot temperatures, except for rain in the past few days. we have had more than 90 days

90 + days.had 309 we have all of august to go through. it will be a long, hot summer. edgewood is 75. westminster -- it has already dropped into the 60's. a comfortable evening. we have some clouds overhead. to some degree, they will probably break up. we may see some stars for a while. the front that has been a problem to the south of us is stalled. it is dissipating. high pressure is in charge right now. whether out to our northwest -- elements of that will come through over the next few days, topping our rain chances. as this one front approaches, it will bring its humanity into the

area. right now -- humidity into the area. the orange is warmer temperatures. all that hot stuff stays out to the west. some of it filters in here. over the next day, overnight, popper 60's. lowe's are mostly in the 70's, especially in the 60's -- city. an attempt at clearing toward daybreak. temperatures are just about normal. sun and clouds tomorrow. maybe a few thunderstorms. 92 is the high. southwest winds for boaters in the day. futurecast shows the chance of something tomorrow. a lot of that will be south of us. our seven-day forecast -- scattered thunderstorms monday and tuesday, although not washed

out weather. 90 degrees is the high. thursday and friday have rain chances back in the forecast. >> so, talk about the orel's. >> they are doing so well. when you see plays like this, you think, how could they possibly lose? he is not supposed to be able to do that. do that.

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>> now, sports. >> the raven's begin training camp this week. this made significant because baltimore sports plans put their frustrations back in the closet. they matched a season five-game win streak with a win over cleveland. j.j. hardy breaks out of ah

funk. zach britton did just fine. third, bottom six, he gets strike three. six shutout innings for britton. boston seven, he comes in for relief. -- bottom seven, he comes in for relief. top eight, wilson is facing a former oriole. for-0 orioles. jim johnson gets him to end the game. for-3 is the final period -- 4-3 is the final. . >> you put a lot of pressure on yourself. i wanted to pitch the way i knew

i could pitch. i knew you could put together another call to start. i had to focus on that. making good pitches. >> the orioles find themselves back in the playoffs. trying to avoid the sweep in oakland -- that should have helped. seth smith -- see you. he did not get it done. 400-foot shot. first time in 40 years that they face the yankees at home. the yankees remain comfortably in front, with a double-digit lead. baltimore has a 2.5 game lead on a tampa. the wild card -- the angels have

a half-game lead for the first wild-card. the orioles and athletics have the second. the trade deadline is a week away. tiger week -- tiger woods was the most popular golfer of all time because he delivered at important times with flair. the other beatable thing that golf fans love is a meltdown. it once our hearts to see the best in the world struggle. the open was all about that. adam scott was warming up, but you cannot practice putting a with championship nerves. will he need more surgery after that? goodness gracious. adam scott had it seemingly locked up, but on 15, a bogey. then another bogey on 16. a little pot -- it is not a lot

of fun to watch. ernie els -- great finish. meanwhile, 17th hole, adam scott, his approach shot, the one he would later say he was most disappointed in. another bogey. now tied. the bunker problem for the playoff on par -- and goodness. the collapse is complete. finished with four consecutive bogeys. bernie -- ernie ellse gets his second major championship, which nobody saw coming, at age 42. >> here we go. you get older, you do not see the moments like i have. this is so special. >> the only player to break par,

up four shots in the pack 9. maybe he will bounce back like 3 mcelroy did. -- rory mcelroy. one more check the forecast, coming up.

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